vaporettos

Variant of vaporetto

vaporetto definition

va·po·retto (vä′pō̂ ret′tō̂; E vap′ə ret′ō)

noun pl. vaporetti -·ret′ti (-tē), vaporettos -·tos

a large motorboat used for public transportation on the canals of Venice

Etymology: It, dim. of vapore, steamboat < Fr vapeur, short for bateau à vapeur, calque of E steamboat

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